Schultz Test of Emotion Processing
(STEP)
| The STEP is a video-based assessment tool that examines aspects of children’s social information processing. Dodge’s social information processing model identifies specific steps involved when children make social decisions (Crick & Dodge, 1994). The STEP contains three tests -- Emotions, Goal Acquisition, and Provocation -- that assess different aspects of the SIP model. The STEP comes in DVD format and was developed for use with preschool through 5th-grade children. Child actors range in age from preschool through 5th-grade and represent a variety of ethnicities. For more information on the STEP or to receive a copy of it, please contact Dr. Schultz at dschultz@umbc.edu. Samples of the STEP video appear below. | |
Emotions | |
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Emotion attribution accuracy |
Dial Up |
| Anger attribution bias | Dial Up |
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Goal Acquisition |
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| Perceived efficacy of cooperation | Dial Up |
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Perceived efficacy of coercion | Dial Up |
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Provocation | |
| Hostile attribution bias | Dial Up |
| Social problem solving style | Dial Up |
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